Jo Pratt's Chianti Baked Meatballs | Community Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 500 grams minced beef
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 50 grams black olives (stoned chopped)
• 50 grams breadcrumbs
• 25 grams grated Parmesan
• 1 medium egg (beaten)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 long fresh red chilli pepper (finely chopped)
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 sea salt
• 1 ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 250 millilitres red wine
• 2 cans chopped tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons caster sugar
• 1 handful fresh basil